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J. M. WALSH! NECK YOKE FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED 05c. 24. 1915.

Patented 001.14,1919.

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JAMES M. wALsH, or MILWAUKEE, wrsconsm, ASSIGNOR. 'ro WALSH rrAmvnss .coMPANY, or WILMINGTON, DELAwAnE, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

' NEGK-YOKE FASTENING.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14,1919.

Application filed December 24, 1915. Serial No. 68,516.

specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to fastenings for detachably connecting the breast straps of double harness with neck yokes.

The main objects of the invention are to prevent accidental disengagement of such fastenings; to facilitate manipulation thereof; to avoid mutilation, wear and weakening of the straps connected therewith; and generally to improve the construction and operation of devices of this class It consists in the construction, arrangement and comblnatlon of parts as herelnafter particularly described and pointed out in the claims.

' In the accompanying drawing like characters designatethe same parts in the several figures. V

Figure 1' is a front elevation of the fastening in' connection with portions of I a breast strap and neck yoke; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the fastening as Viewed from the right relative to Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section and plan view on the line 33;, Fig. 2.

The fasteningcomprises a hanger throu h which the breast strap a islooped andfree y movable; a member 6, articulated with the hanger and having an upwardly bent hook 0 for detachable engagement with a neck 'yokering or-eye'e, and means, such as an upwardly bent hook d, for detachable engagement with a connecting and locking member, such as an eye 9, to which the mar- The breast strap hanger consists of a metal loop it, formed at the ends with inwardly projecting pintles z, and with a central downwardly and sharply curved round bearing portion j, and a spool I: provided *with a metal bushing Z, which is mounted on "the pintles z.

The spool is, which is made of wood or similar material, is formed with end flanges toguide the-breast strap athereand h. The bushing Z is also preferably flanged at the ends to hold the spool 7a, which is made of softer material, out of contact with the sides of the hanger loop it.

To assemble the parts of the hanger, one of the flanges of the bushing Z may be made separate therefrom .and attached thereto after the spool is placed on the bushing, or the spool itself may be divided longitudinally into sections which are glued 0r cemented together upon the bushing. The

ends of the loop h, which is made of malleable iron or bendable metal, are primarily spread to permit the insertion of the spool with its bushing'l, into place, between the pintles e, which are then forced into the ends of the bore or hole of the bushing.

The shank of the member I) is formed with an eye m, whichv is fitted on the central downwardly curved be'arin portion j of the hanger loop, and is adapte to swing freely sidewise, as well as forward and backward,

thereon; 'At the rear side of the, bearing portion 7', the loop 72. is formed with an upwardly projecting stop lug n, to prevent the eye m from being shifted backward'out of proper position on said bearing portion and chafing the breast strap a.

The bight of the hook at is formed opposite its upwardly bent point witha notch 0,

with which the eye engages when it is held in normal position on said hook, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. i

A notch 19, formed in one side of the eye 9, registers with the notch 0 in the book, when the eye is turned sidewise into abnormalposition, thereby permitting the eye to be placed on and removed from the hook (Z. In its normal'position the eye' 9 projects over the point of the neck yoke hook 0 and closes the entrance to its bight, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, thereby locking said hook in engagement with the neck yoke ring or loop e. To prevent the eye 9 from tipping sidewise away from the hook 0, and accidentally releasing it from engagement with the ring or eye 6, the hook cl is formed on the opposite side with a lug g. The shank of the eye 9 is formed with a loop for theatta'chment of the martingale f and the cross bar 1' of the loop around which the martingale f is looped and stitched or otherwise permanently fastened, is formed with a tongue 8 and at the ends with guard flanges t, which prevent the martingale from turning on and shiftin lengthwise of the cross bar a". 'Ru b- 7' bing, a rupt bending and wear of the marting ale' where it .is lco'nnect'ed with the metal v fastening, are thiis avoided. "The 'ring'or loop 6 may be formed, as showan in Figs 1 and 2, integral with a metal reinforcing sleeve or collar u, with which the end of the neck yoke is provided; The fastening is manipulatedfaszfollows: To connect it with a neck yoke, the breast strap aybeing fastened at both ends'and the hanger suspe'nded therefrom, the hook ;0 as seen in I1:ig.:1, iisturned to 'theirightgand the ring or loop aon'ithe neck yokeki's liftedrinto engagement therewith. The v:hook :is then released and permitted to iassume its inormal working position, as shown in theidraw- "ing. 1 fllhe" eye 9 f the martingale ii-s Fthen I plaeed in :position' on zthe' ihook Id, being 20 turned for :this purp'ose till ithe notch-pas brought-fopposite' i the shank of the hook. Aiter it has ipassed' into placeiin the bightfof the hook, the eye is t11rnedback into :its normal' "working position, thereby "carrying its rim i-into *engagemen't' withthe- Inotch 0, as shown in EigiQ. The marting'ale .thus connected"with 'theihamerstrap f and with f'the meek yoke, locks the fastening, closing ithe entrance into' the bight ofxthe hookv and preventing accidental disengagemem; 'of said hook fromfithe 1ring'or t-loop of ithe ne'c'k yoke; as" well as the" accidental 'idet'aehment zof theam artingale from the h 001: :d. V

ilo unliitch i-the bre'as't :strap sand martin- 3'5 Egale iii-om? each other and iifrom the "neck yokegthe shank ofstheeeyergeis grasped and turned iinwardly toward ithe center 0f ::the neck yoke till the :notch -p"registerswitl1.-the noteh I0 and the eye, 'ithlis :released, is removed rfrom the hook I; thereby iunlock-ing F't'heh'Ook 0,- which is disengaged fromtthe ring or loop e by lifting the wneckyoke and swinging the hook inwardly ron-its b'earing :y',':?from which itiis pivotallyrsuspended' Various h'anges in :the niinordetails of eonstruction and arrangement 20f parts of the device emay be made without departure from: the principle and scope of. the invention as defined in the .followingtclaimsf HIelaim': 1 v i 1 In aineck'zyokeifastening,theecombination of a ihook irnenib'er 'adapted for connection with a 'breastl' strap .iand-Lfor detachable ien'gagement' I with a "neck yoke, and r a "mar- -tingale fmeinber :rotatably fitting 'on said hook member 'andihaving a. notch-registrable Ein abnornral ipositionnwi-th" a :pro eeting part 7 jof' 'theihookrmemberythe martingale 2 member ibeingilockediinrnormalrpositionrbysaidzprojecting part -and olosing thelentrance lnto e the hookzmemben'f v. "12; 111 aneck yoke-1fastening, the: combinaiti'oni offer-breast strap hanger, *a memberear- 1 ticiil' atedetherewith rand fforrrfed w ith. aa' hook 625 ffor detachable engagement "with aine'ck :yoke

ring or eye, and a martingale connecting member detachably engageable with said Jhook member and adaptedlwheniin normal 7 engagement therewith to lock said hook in engagement with the neck yoke ring or eye. 7 3. In a neck yoke fastening, the'combination eta breast strap hanger, a vhook mem- "her aitic'lilated therewith and formed with :twoho'oks arranged substantially at right angles to each other, a notchbeing formed in the bight of one hook opposite-sits point, and anieye .fitting'over the ;notched :hook into engagement with .the "notchtherein rand having :a-inotch in :one side registeringainiabnormal position of-the eye withthe' notcht-in :the ihook,'the' eye .zbeing lockedinits 1 normal .position 'on' :one :hook" and closing Ttheienstrance into the ibight of-the other book.

a In axneck yoke zfastening, the combination of a breast strap hanger, a doublerhoo'k articulateditherewith and having --two :up-

ardly :bent points at approximately right angles to eachwother, one hookwhav'ing notch in the rbi'ght soppositer'the, ipoint, and a-lzmartingale eye, fitting over the point- 0f the notched YhOOk 'into engagement withzthe notch therein, and having -a, notoh in one side registering; in abnormal position i with the notch in ithe :hook to permit engagement 7 and disengagement of the eye and hook the {Q5 -eye being locked in ,its normal position on the :notchedhook and closing the entrance into the :bight- 'ofthe other hook, ;and...zthe notched hook being formed on thesideotpposite thepoint-otheotherahookiwith a lug 7 adapted :to wprevent the away from said point. t :5. @In a'neckiyokefasteninggthe.eoinbina- :tion of-ahook member adapted for eonnee- V tion with abreast-strap iand-ffor detaehable engagement with anecloyoke; and almartintsgalezmemberr rotatably 'ifittin'g-z on saidhook iy ro ipping V :member-and-s'hiftable\when Eturnedasiidewise into abnormal position on the hooki member tOqOPGIl and: closetheentrance intolthehook, 111310 onez of said members havingza notehaand' the :otherFa y'projection registerable with the @noteh' when ,the; martingalemember; isi-turned sidewisezinto abnormal position i y 6. Inx-avneekgokeifastening theieombina- .2115 .tionrrof a hangeriadaptedrto be'snspended'on n breast; strap a plane transverse :to the length of =the--stnap and comprising a "metal loop having a central downw-ardlysand sharply 5 curved bearingportionrrof around 3120 cross section with an inwardly projecting stop 1 11 g on the rear side thereof,land-a, hook V f-formed=1with anweyefittingrand-freeto turn L *sid'ewise andfonwardi-and-backward onrsaifl 1 ibearingportiom of thehaniger l'oopwandrnorimally-heldinrplace thereoni'b'y said :stopprioiie'ction; a 7 -In' (a neck (yoke ifiastening, Fl 1118!. eombinafitiona of, va :hanger, double ihook; ipivotall-y :suspendedf thereon, -;andiam eye detachablly 2,1130

fitted on one of the hooks and adapted in In witness whereof I hereunto aifix my normall1 position to be lockid finerrjagon andhto signature in presence of two witnesses. close 1; e entrance into the ig t 0 the ot er hook, the shank of the eye being provided JAMES WALSH with a cross bar formed with a tongue and Witnesses:

with guard flanges for the attachment of the PAUL E. HERB looped end of the martingale. A. H. FLATLEY.

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